This latest crack at the Twi-hard market falls very short of the mark. The Southern USA setting affords some visual interest and gives the film an identity, but the well-worn supernatural (here, witches, or rather 'casters') coming-of-age/puberty-metaphor story has worn thin. At two hours long, there is little action (and considering the low-end-looking CGI on display, that might not be a bad thing), and lengthy dialogue scenes mostly serve to highlight the weaknesses in the writing and the lead couple's acting. Emma Thompson gives a delightfully unrestrained performance - just listen to her deliver the 'Spank my ass an call me Sally!' - but Jeremy Irons makes his Eragon turn seem award-worthy. Soft-hearted tweenage girls will revel in Beautiful Creatures, but outside its target demographic the film is simply a cheap-looking, ridiculously nonsensical and incredibly long-winded piece of fluff.
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